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May 27, 2025
Economy
News

Trump Tariffs Revenues Soar AGAIN, Creating More Wealth for America.

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❓What Happened: U.S. government tariff receipts for May have already surpassed $22.3 billion.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Treasury Department.

📍 Where & When: United States, May 2023.

💬 Key Quote: “We’re going to make a lot of money [from tariffs] and that money’s going to be used to reduce taxes,” Trump said on April 23.

⚠️ Impact: Tariff revenues have surged, now representing around four percent of federal revenue overall.

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Tariff revenues collected by the U.S. government in May have already exceeded $22.3 billion, according to data from the Treasury Department. A significant deposit of over $16.5 billion was recorded on May 22 alone.

This spike in receipts, categorized under “Customs and Certain Excise Taxes,” has been driven by President Donald J. Trump’s trade policies, aimed at encouraging the reshoring of American manufacturing from foreign countries.

The total for May has already surpassed the $17.4 billion collected in April and the $9.6 billion in March. Since January 1, more than $92 billion has flowed into government coffers.

The surge follows the implementation of a 10 percent tariff on nearly all imports starting April 5, marking the first full month these duties were in effect. Additional tariffs on products such as steel and aluminum are in place for most countries, and some countries also face tariffs particular to them, with China paying a 20 percent tariff for its role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis, for instance.

May did see tariff reductions on many imports from China and the United Kingdom. However, despite these concessions, President Trump hinted at the possibility of further tariffs, warning on social media, “I am empowered to ‘SET A DEAL’ for Trade into the United States if we are unable to make a deal.”

The America First leader has also indicated plans for new tariffs targeting specific sectors that make important products abroad, such as semiconductors and pharmaceuticals and potentially companies like Apple and Samsung. These tariffs are part of broader efforts to reshape U.S. manufacturing and generate revenue.

Historically, tariff revenues have accounted for approximately two percent of federal revenue, with the recent surge roughly doubling that figure to around four percent.

“We’re going to make a lot of money [from tariffs] and that money’s going to be used to reduce taxes,” Trump stated on April 23.

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Trump Border Mass Deportations
May 27, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Illegal Migrant Processing Centers Are Shuttering… Because There Aren’t Any New Illegal Migrants.

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❓What Happened: U.S. Border Patrol is shuttering an illegal immigrant processing facility in the San Diego Sector, as the number of unlawful border crossings has plummeted by over 96 percent under President Donald J. Trump.

👥 Who’s Involved: U.S. Border Patrol; the former Biden government, and the Trump Administration.

📍 Where & When: San Diego Sector; May 27, 2025.

⚠️ Impact: President Trump’s push to mass deport criminal illegal immigrants and shut down illegal border crossings has caused a dramatic decline in unlawful entries into the United States. The San Diego Sector has seen a 96 percent drop in illegal crossings, while encounters are down by an estimated 95 percent.

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A temporary illegal immigrant processing facility in the San Diego Sector, constructed during the Biden government, has been dismantled following a sharp decline in illegal border crossings, U.S. Border Patrol announced. The facility’s removal comes as the sector reports an over 96 percent drop in illegal entries, reflecting intensified border enforcement measures.

The San Diego Sector, a historically active area for illegal crossings, saw a dramatic decrease in activity, prompting authorities to decommission the soft-sided structure. The Biden government initially established the facility to manage high volumes of foreign nationals entering the U.S. illegally under the Democrats.

This development coincides with nationwide efforts under President Donald J. Trump to apprehend and remove criminal illegal immigrants. Over the past weekend alone, authorities say they’ve made multiple arrests of individuals with serious criminal records as part of that effort.

The National Pulse has previously reported on Trump White House border czar Tom Homan stating that the total number of illegal immigrant “gotaways” has dropped by 99.99 percent since the American First leader took office. Meanwhile, total border encounters across sectors are down by an estimated 95 percent.

Dismantling the San Diego processing facility marks an important step in the continued transition away from the former Biden government’s open borders policies. Under Trump, border resources that had previously been used to encourage mass immigration, such as the CBP One app, have been retooled to discourage illegal crossings and encourage illegal immigrants in the United States to self-deport.

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May 27, 2025
Economy
News

Consumer Confidence in Trump Economy Surges.

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❓What Happened: Consumer confidence in the U.S. saw a sharp rebound in May.

👥 Who’s Involved: U.S. consumers; President Donald J. Trump; The Conference Board.

📍 Where & When: United States; May 2025.

💬 Key Quote: “The rebound was already visible before the May 12 US-China trade deal but gained momentum afterwards,” said Conference Board senior economist Stephanie Guichard.

⚠️ Impact: Economic optimism has increased following President Trump’s recent trade deals.

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Consumer confidence in the United States experienced a notable recovery in May 2025, breaking a five-month streak of declining sentiment. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index surged by 12.3 points, rising to 98 from April’s 85.7. This marks a significant improvement from the prior month and is well above forecasted expectations of 86.

The improvement in consumer sentiment coincides with recent trade deals and policy adjustments by President Donald J. Trump. A series of tariff pauses and negotiated reductions appear to have alleviated some of the economic uncertainty stirred up by anti-tariff commentators. President Trump has also struck trade deals with Britain and China, and secured investments worth trillions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in recent days.

The rebound in confidence suggests that Americans are beginning to feel more optimistic about the economic outlook. The data reflects a shift in public sentiment as trade tensions ease, and the tariff policy’s goal of reshoring manufacturing to the U.S. begins to bear fruit, with major businesses such as Nvidia announcing major investments in domestic production.

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May 27, 2025
Education
News

Trump Deprives Harvard of Federal Contracts, Citing Anti-White, Anti-Semitic Behavior.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump is withdrawing federal funding from Harvard University due to racial discrimination against white and Asian applicants, as well as anti-Semitism.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, Harvard University, the General Services Administration (GSA), and federal agencies.

📍 Where & When: A draft letter from the GSA to federal agencies, with contract terminations requested by June 6.

💬 Key Quote: “Harvard continues to engage in race discrimination, including in its admissions process and in other areas of student life… These are the direct results of employing discriminatory factors, instead of merit, in admission decisions.” — General Services Administration letter to federal agencies.

⚠️ Impact: Federal grants worth approximately $100 million will be cut, with contracts for essential services being reassigned to other vendors.

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President Donald J. Trump has instructed the withdrawal of all remaining federal funding from Harvard University, citing concerns over anti-Semitism and racial discrimination against white people and Asians. The move, outlined in a draft letter issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) to federal agencies, impacts approximately $100 million in federal grants.

The letter references the Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which revealed significant disparities in acceptance rates among racial groups within the top academic decile. “In this decile, admissions rates were: 56 percent for African Americans, 31 percent for Hispanics: 15 percent for Whites: 13 percent for Asians,” the letter states.

“The Supreme Court, in its decision on the case, rebuked Harvard’s long-standing policy and practice of discriminating on the basis of race,” it continues. “Harvard has shown no indication of reforming their admissions process—to the contrary. Harvard now has to offer a remedial math course, which has been described as ‘middle school math’ for incoming freshmen. These are the direct results of employing discriminatory factors, instead of merit, in admission decisions.”

The letter also accuses the institution of “anti-Semitic action” and a lack of concern for the safety and well-being of Jewish students.

The GSA has instructed federal agencies to provide a list of contracts with Harvard by June 6 for termination. While contracts for essential services will not be canceled immediately, they will be transferred to other vendors.

This decision marks the latest in a series of actions against the Ivy League institution, including efforts to end its right to import foreign students, emphasizing the Trump administration’s stance on compliance with federal civil rights laws in academia.

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May 27, 2025
Politics

Trump’s Campaign Chief and RNC COO is Now Working for RINO John Cornyn to Defeat Ken Paxton.

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❓What Happened: In an effort to keep President Donald J. Trump out of the 2026 U.S. Senate primary in Texas, a SuperPAC backing incumbent Senator John Cornyn has hired former Trump campaign chief and Republican National Committee (RNC) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Chris LaCivita as a senior advisor.

👥 Who’s Involved: Chris LaCivita, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), and President Trump.

📍 Where & When: LaCivita’s hiring was quietly announced late last week, though The National Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, first scooped the move on March 5, 2025.

⚠️ Impact: The Cornyn campaign appears to hope that LaCivita will keep President Trump from backing Paxton’s primary challenge and potentially turn the incumbent U.S. Senator’s prospects for re-election around. However, polling has consistently shown Cornyn to be running behind Paxton by double-digits, suggesting that the Texas Attorney General is on course to defeat the Republican-in-name-only incumbent even without an endorsement from the White House.

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Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is bringing on board Chris LaCivita, a controversial campaign aide to President Donald J. Trump’s 2024 campaign, hoping to keep the President out of what is shaping up to be a contentious and expensive U.S. Senate primary. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), an America First conservative and Trump ally, is challenging Cornyn for the U.S. Senate seat. He has been hammering the Senator for his voting record, failure to support Trump, and resistance to the America First agenda.

The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassas reported in early March that LaCivita was poised to join the Cornyn campaign, despite Axios erroneously claiming the scoop just last week.

LaCivita is being tapped as a senior advisor for Texans for a Conservative Majority, a SuperPAC backing Cornyn’s re-election efforts. However, the long-time Republican political establishment operative continues to be viewed with skepticism—if not outright hostility—by many Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters over his efforts to sideline some of President Trump’s most loyal and ardent allies. The National Pulse has extensively covered LaCivita’s efforts to undermine MAGA and MAGA-adjacent efforts during the 2024 presidential campaign.

Notably, LaCivita was one of the primary instigators in attacking Project 2025, a move that led to a slow hiring process for the incoming Trump administration. The ramifications are still playing out across key departmental roles.

As co-campaign manager during the 2024 race, LaCivita pushed the Trump campaign to cave to a Democrat campaign to demonize Project 2025. At the time, it was reported that LaCivita had also led efforts to force out Project 2025 director Paul Dans at the Heritage Foundation in what was little more than a turf war over management of the second Trump administration.

In another disturbing instance during the 2024 campaign, LaCivita backed the takeover of America PAC by former DeSantis campaign operatives, who had been accused of running the Florida governor’s primary bid into the ground. This came after LaCivita attempted to install attorney Charlie Spies—a man with ties to Jeb Bush—as chief counsel at the Republican National Committee (RNC). Spies was fired from the RNC after just two months on the orders of President Trump.

Additionally, LaCivita has been accused of being behind numerous campaign leaks. The National Pulse reported in November 2024 that the co-campaign manager was behind leaks to The Atlantic‘s Tim Alberta, attempting to blame young staffer Alex Breusewitz for comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s late-campaign Puerto Rico garbage joke at Madison Square Garden.

There are also allegations that LaCivita diverted millions of campaign dollars to vendors that were overcharging for their services. Even more troubling, when campaign staff began to blow the whistle on the overcharges, at least one came forward and alleged that a campaign conference room had been bugged to allow senior staff to spy on their colleagues.

Following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, LaCivita began working with Albania’s Sali Berisha, an opposition leader against Prime Minister Edi Rama. Under U.S. sanctions, Berisha launched a failed bid for Prime Minister and lost the May 11, 2025, election to Rama. Five days before the election, the Trump administration lifted the sanctions.

Polling data consistently shows Paxton has a significant lead over Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary.

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May 27, 2025
Economy
News

Trump Postpones 50% EU Tariff to July.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump announced a delay in implementing a 50 percent tariff on European Union (EU) goods from June 1 to July 9 to allow time for trade negotiations.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and market analysts.

📍 Where & When: The announcement followed a Sunday phone call between Trump and von der Leyen, with Trump speaking to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey.

💬 Key Quote: “I agreed to the extension—July 9, 2025—It was my privilege to do so,” President Trump stated on Truth Social.

⚠️ Impact: The tariff threats caused market instability, with analysts warning of potential harm to global economic growth and market confidence.

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President Donald J. Trump announced on Sunday that the United States will postpone imposing a 50 percent tariff on goods from the European Union (EU), originally set to take effect on June 1, until July 9. Trump told reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, that the decision was made after a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, during which she expressed a desire to engage in “serious negotiations. ”

“I told anybody that, they have to do that,” Trump said, referring to the need for negotiations. He added that von der Leyen committed to “rapidly get together and see if we can work something out.” The America First leader later took to Truth Social, stating, “I agreed to the extension—July 9, 2025—It was my privilege to do so.”

The delay follows a social media post by Trump on Friday in which he criticized the EU for being “very difficult to deal with” on trade and claimed negotiations were “going nowhere.” The announcement of the EU tariffs came alongside a potential 25 percent tariff on iPhones produced abroad.

Von der Leyen, for her part, emphasized the importance of the U.S.-EU trade relationship, calling it “the world’s most consequential and close.” She stated that Europe is “ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively” and highlighted the necessity of using the time until July 9 to reach a beneficial agreement.

Britain, which unlike EU member states manages its own trade policy, thanks to Brexit, has already secured a trade deal with the U.S.

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May 26, 2025
William Upton
Politics

Hillary Wants Dems to Spoil Your Memorial Day Cookout.

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❓What Happened: Hillary Clinton is demanding Democrats start arguments—and potentially fights—with friends, family, and neighbors at Memorial Day cookouts over President Donald J. Trump’s budget plan.

👥 Who’s Involved: Hillary Clinton, Democrats, President Donald J. Trump, and Americans attending cookouts this Memorial Day weekend.

📍 Where & When: Clinton made the demand in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, May 23, 2025.

💬 Key Quote: “I’m giving you a mission for this Memorial Day holiday weekend,” Clinton wrote, explaining: “I want you to talk to two people—friends, neighbors, cookout attendees—about why Trump’s proposed budget would be a disaster for American kids.”

⚠️ Impact: The move highlights the Democratic Party’s continued tone deafness towards American voters who are increasingly tired of liberals politicizing their relationships with friends and family, and using their personal ties as leverage for political ends.

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Former Secretary of State and failed 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton demanded Democrats spoil family cookouts this Memorial Day, pushing the anti-Trump activists to start arguments with their “friends, neighbors, [and] cookout attendees” over President Donald J. Trump’s budget plan working its way through Congress. The former First Lady and wife of former President Bill Clinton described her desire to cause familial and neighborhood strife as a “mission” for her supporters.

“I’m giving you a mission for this Memorial Day holiday weekend,” Clinton wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). She continued: “I want you to talk to two people—friends, neighbors, cookout attendees—about why Trump’s proposed budget would be a disaster for American kids. We owe the next generation every chance, and this isn’t it.”

Attached to Hillary’s post is an image of Democratic Party talking points that make dubious claims about Trump’s budget and its impact, especially on healthcare programs like Medicaid. Notably, President Trump has been insistent that Medicaid will not be subject to cuts, nor should Americans in need of the healthcare program be barred from accessing it.


Earlier this week, the budget plan—taking the form of a budget reconciliation bill and referred to by Trump as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill”—passed the House of Representatives by a single vote. Congressmen Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Warren Davidson (R-OH) were the only two House Republicans to vote against the measure. Every single House Democrat opposed the budget plan.

One of the more outrageous claims pushed by Clinton in her post on X is that four million children will be thrown off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In reality, the provision being referenced by Hillary Clinton is language that would bar immigrants from accessing the program. However, the manager’s amendment used to implement several 11th-hour compromises altered even that language, creating several broad carve-outs for Cubans and others who receive certain special government-issued immigration statuses. This means that Clinton’s data point is likely far from correct.

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May 24, 2025
UK

Trump Urges UK to Ditch the Windmills and Drill, Baby, Drill.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump urged the British government to abandon wind energy in favor of North Sea oil drilling.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and Starmer’s Labour Party government.

📍 Where & When: President Trump posted his comments to Truth Social on Friday.

💬 Key Quote: “I strongly recommend to them… that in order to get their Energy Costs down, they stop with the costly and unsightly windmills, and incentivize modernized drilling in the North Sea, where large amounts of oil lay waiting to be taken,” Trump wrote.

⚠️ Impact: The British government could be persuaded to loosen its regulations strangling the traditional energy sector.

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump has called on the United Kingdom and the Labour Party government under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to prioritize oil drilling in the North Sea over wind energy, which he described as “costly and unsightly.” Trump suggested that such a move could drastically reduce British energy costs and proposed Aberdeen, Scotland, as a central hub for operations.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated, “Our negotiated deal with the United Kingdom is working out well for all. I strongly recommend to them, however, that in order to get their energy costs down, they stop with the costly and unsightly windmills, and incentivise modernised drilling in the North Sea, where large amounts of oil lay waiting to be taken. A century of drilling left, with Aberdeen as the hub.”

Additionally, President Trump criticized Britain’s current tax system, arguing it disincentivizes oil drilling. He argued that changes to these policies would lead to rapid reductions in energy costs. Trump’s recent trade deal with the United Kingdom eased tariffs on British cars and steel, which could be made more cheaply if energy prices were reduced, while expanding access for American agricultural products in Britain.

Trump, who owns Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has long been a vocal critic of wind turbines, particularly in areas near his properties, believing they are a blight on natural landscapes.

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May 23, 2025
Lawfare
The Resistance

Another Far-Left Judge Blocks Trump’s Government Reforms.

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❓What Happened: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the Trump administration’s efforts to cut 10,000 jobs and reorganize federal agencies under its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald Trump, senior U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston, U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer, federal employee unions, advocacy groups, and several states and local governments.

📍 Where & When: The injunction was issued late Thursday evening on May 22, 2025.

💬 Key Quote: “Agencies may not conduct large-scale reorganizations and reductions in force in blatant disregard of Congress’s mandates, and a President may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress,” wrote Bill Clinton appointee Judge Susan Illston.

⚠️ Impact: The Trump administration has appealed the decision to the 9th Circuit and may seek Supreme Court intervention, as the injunction halts a key element of the administration’s second-term domestic policy.

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to cut 10,000 jobs and restructure federal agencies, issuing a preliminary injunction that halts the initiative known as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has been fronted by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. The order, issued late Thursday by senior U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, prevents further reductions in force and executive branch reorganization while a lawsuit challenging the plan proceeds. The lawsuit was filed by unions representing federal employees, advocacy organizations, and a coalition of states, cities, and counties.

The administration’s February 11 Executive Order, aimed at “critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy,” directed agency heads to prepare for large-scale workforce reductions. The mass layoffs have been a key feature of President Trump’s second-term domestic agenda.

“Presidents may set policy priorities for the executive branch, and agency heads may implement them. This much is undisputed,” Judge Illston wrote in her decision. However, the Bill Clinton appointee insisted that Congress holds the authority to create, fund, and assign duties to federal agencies. “Agencies may not conduct large-scale reorganizations and reductions in force in blatant disregard of Congress’s mandates, and a President may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress,” she added.

The Trump administration has already appealed the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and is expected to request a stay of the injunction. U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer, in a filing to the U.S. Supreme Court, criticized the injunction for barring nearly the entire executive branch from implementing workforce reduction plans. “Neither Congress nor the Executive Branch has ever intended to make federal bureaucrats ‘a class with lifetime employment, whether there was work for them to do or not,’” Sauer argued.

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May 23, 2025
Jack Montgomery
News

UPenn Climate Scientist Calls for ‘Second Amendment’ to Be Used Against Trump.

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❓What Happened: University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann suggested using the Second Amendment against President Donald J. Trump if he defies a federal judge’s order blocking the closure of the Department of Education.

👤Who’s Involved: Michael Mann, President Donald J. Trump, the University of Pennsylvania, Libs of TikTok, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

🧾Key Quote: “If Trump doesn’t comply, we’re in second amendment territory,” Mann posted on Bluesky.

⚠️Fallout: Libs of TikTok flagged Mann’s post to the FBI, citing it as a potential threat, amid heightened concerns following two 2024 assassination attempts against Trump.

📌Significance: Mann’s invocation of the Second Amendment to suggest violence against a sitting president underscores the escalating political rhetoric from academics.

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Michael Mann, a prominent climate scientist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, sparked controversy on May 23, 2025, by posting on the Bluesky social media platform: “If Trump doesn’t comply, we’re in second amendment territory.” The statement was made in response to a report on a federal judge’s ruling that blocked President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, appearing to suggest people take up arms to overthrow or assassinate the America First leader.

The May 22 injunction froze the administration’s plan to eliminate the department, which included terminating around 1,300 employees. Mann’s post—interpreted by many as a call for violence—drew immediate backlash across social media platforms.

The post was spotlighted by Libs of TikTok, which tagged the FBI and University of Pennsylvania, writing: “Hi “FBI, this climate scientist and professor at @Penn appears to be calling to kill Trump and Trump officials.”

The controversy comes on the heels of two assassination attempts on President Trump in 2024. The first occurred on July 13 during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at Trump, grazing his ear and killing a supporter. The second attempt took place in September at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course, with pro-Ukraine activist Ryan Routh caught lying in wait with a firearm and seriously injuring a child during his attempted getaway.

In response to the second incident, Trump said, “The suspected gunman believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it. Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at.”

Mann’s invocation of the Second Amendment in the context of killing or overthrowing Trump echoes a recent social media post by former FBI Director James Comey, who was accused of inciting violence by posting “8647” on Instagram. “86” is hospitality and mob parlance for removing or murdering someone, while “47” refers to Trump as the 47th President.

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